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Faced with overloaded hospitals, doctors in South Dakota and North Dakota struggle to deal with uncontained community spread of COVID-19 and with medical staffing issues in their states.

Nurses at one Brooklyn hospital said they need more protective gear as several colleagues have succumbed to COVID-19.

People who work as Santa are making tough choices due to the coronavirus. How close should they get to children? Are Zoom meetings best? For one Santa and Mrs. Claus in Oklahoma, it's not easy at all.

Six months ago, the coronavirus was spreading fast, and there was a lot we didn't know. Now almost 200,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the United States so far — ahead of cold and flu season.

Florida and Alabama are seeing rapid increases in coronavirus cases, which experts link to the states' reopening dates. But Michigan's case numbers are dropping — meaning schools can reopen this fall.

A new model released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention forecasts millions fewer hospitalizations and roughly 100,000 fewer deaths than it predicted a month ago.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Reverend Jim Wallis about the National Day of Mourning and Lament put on by faith leaders across the country to commemorate those who have died from the coronavirus.

Next week's start for New York City schools is on shaky ground as one of the largest teachers unions considers a strike. The union, along with other groups, raised issues with the reopening plan.

Dani Hoover is a 26-year-old social worker in Indianapolis. She has battled depression and anxiety since high school, and the pandemic hasn’t made it...

As hospitals struggle in Los Angeles County, Intensive Care Unit nurses confront tough choices: remain in the coronavirus trenches for patients and colleagues, or quit when you are overwhelmed?